Afghans are saving Brit lives

Afghans are saving Brit lives

Joseph Hurrell of the Welsh Guards shows an Afghan policeman how to defuse an IED

Pals of a soldier killed by traitor Afghan police in May said they can trust “the vast majority”

And that is despite a spate of recent incidents where turncoat forces have killed British troops.

Pals of a soldier killed by traitor Afghan police in May said they can trust “the vast majority” but admit they are constantly wary of possible threats.

Guardsman Cameron Webb, 24, was pals with Corporal Lee Davies, 27, who was killed along with RAF Corporal Brent McCarthy, 25, when two rogue officers turned on them.

Swansea-born Cameron, from 1st Battalion the Welsh Guards, told the Daily Star Sunday: “We are trained for the threat of Afghan forces turning against us.

“But when it happens to ­someone you know it really hits home.

“Lee was a great lad and we were all devastated by the news. At first you are always looking over your shoulder and mistrustful of the Afghan police we’re working with. But most of them are fun and do a good job – if not to the same standards we would expect back home.

He added: “You have to trust them or it would be impossible to do this job.”

Cpl Webb is part of the Police Mentoring and Advisory Group in Gereshk, Helmand Province, which advises and trains Afghan police.

With the help of British boys the local officers are ­successfully keeping the Taliban at bay, frequently arresting suspects and uncovering stashes of IEDs.

Staff Sergeant Paul Graham, 34, from the Light Dragoons, said: “These guys do listen and they are very good – a little unorthodox at times but they are from a ­completely different world from us.

“They are really keen – and sometimes too keen. They often bring live IEDs into the police compound, which we have to tell them not to do.”

Elsewhere, the Afghan National Army is now so strong it is carrying out major operations against the enemy with British troops only acting as back-up.

And there are also thousands of highly-trained Afghan bomb disposal operators making less work for Brit experts.

Warrant Officer 2 Rory “Moxy” James, 43, based in Camp Bastion, said: “On the past two operations I’ve been on the Afghans have dealt with 100% of the IEDs.

“It’s got to the point where our operators are annoyed because they have nothing to do.